Building The Legendary Navistar DT466

We Travel To Melrose Park, Illinois, To Show You How Navistar Builds Its Most Famous Inline-Six

If you've been keeping up with our recent engine plant visits ("History in the Making," Nov. '10, "Duramax Factory Tour," Dec. '10) you might've been expecting to see us tour Ford's new 6.7L Power Stroke facility. And while that is in the works, we've decided to showcase another extraordinary diesel engine many of our readers are familiar with: the MaxxForce DT (466ci inline-six) that Navistar builds for its International-brand medium-duty trucks and other global applications.

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| 1103dp Building The Legendary Dt466 12v And 24v Assembly Line

Some of you recognize this engine because it has made more than 2,000 hp and withstood more than 200 psi of boost in the tractor-pulling world. Some of you know it as the powerplant of choice for school buses, dump trucks, plow trucks, and box trucks. And some of you have personally seen one hit the million-mile mark. After 40 years of production, it's no secret why the DT466 earned its legendary status for power, efficiency, durability, and serviceability.

The DT Timeline
The engine debuted in the agricultural world in 1971. Its first application powered IH 4166 four-wheel-drive tractors. It made its way into on-highway applications in 1975. Due to increased emissions standards during the last two decades, the injection systems found on the DT466 have gone from mechanical to HEUI to its current electro-hydraulic (G2) injection system. Exhaust gas recirculation and diesel particulate systems also now come as standard equipment. However, the overall engine platform has remained the same, and older versions are still produced for use all across the globe. As we watched the engine's assembly process unfold at Navistar's Melrose Park, Illinois, plant, it was obvious why the DT466 has become world-renowned.